Sheletta Brundidge
Contributing Columnist
HumorSheletta Brundidge was a contributing columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune from 2024-2025.
Latest from Sheletta Brundidge
Sheletta: In grieving Melissa Hortman, let’s show our gratitude to Minnesota's public servants
Don’t wait for the memorial to tell your elected leaders you appreciate them.
June 21, 2025
Sheletta: Black women are still being blacked out of history
Our prominent roles in the boycott against Target have been sidelined, similar to how Black women were labeled as “unidentified” in Associated Press photos documenting the Civil Rights Movement.
June 8, 2025
Sheletta: You don’t have to be a mom to mother somebody
Over the years, Verna Cornelia Price has mentored hundreds of at-risk girls. Now organizations like her Girls Taking Action are worried about funding.
May 11, 2025
Sheletta: Black moms must be guardians and bodyguards
History reminds us the incident at a playground in Rochester, captured on video, isn’t isolated.
May 5, 2025
Sheletta: It’s not just police but people driving positive change in north Minneapolis
Don’t be fooled on April 1. Black neighborhoods have always been overpoliced and underprotected.
March 31, 2025
Sheletta: Don’t be a ‘hidden figure.’ Celebrate your success.
For Women’s History Month, write down a list of your accomplishments. Share it with your boss and your boo. People need to know how fierce and fabulous you are.
March 8, 2025
Sheletta: I have a dream for 38th and Chicago
Everything in the world changed after George Floyd died, except the place where he was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer.
February 17, 2025
Sheletta: Target shot a bullseye through my heart
With the rollback of its DEI programs, Target folded like a cheap card table during an intense game of dominoes at the family cookout.
February 1, 2025
Sheletta: Like Michelle Obama, I, too, will be skipping the inauguration
I’m inviting Black women to a special MLK Day of Service event on Monday. Former first lady, since your calendar is open, you can come, too.
January 16, 2025
Sheletta: Y’all knew former Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic. I knew Kari D.
I’ve put her likeness on digital billboards all over town to make sure she gets the spotlight that she didn’t like, but definitely deserves.
December 31, 2024
Sheletta: Patti’s pies won’t be on our plate this Christmas because we’re breaking up with Walmart
We can show Walmart we haven’t forgotten how effective the Montgomery bus boycott was. They walked to resist racism. Now we can walk past its stores to protest its rollback diversity initiatives.
December 13, 2024
Sheletta: Why I X’d out Twitter even after it made my family famous
It turned into a terrible day in that neighborhood. So I left it to find better social media neighborhoods.
November 24, 2024
